The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) held its 15th Extra-Ordinary Session, from 7 to 14 March 2014, in Banjul, The Gambia; which was convened to deal
Read ContinueThe African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the African on Human Right and People’s Rights’ (ACHPR) resolution addressing the continual attacks on media workers in Somalia. Resolution 264: Resolution
Read ContinueOn behalf of Prison Watch Sierra Leone in cooperation with Dignity – Danish Institute against Torture we present to you a completed version of the study titled Children and Juveniles
Read ContinueNigeria and Mexico were reviewed during the 17th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the Human Rights Council. With many troubling human rights issues to be
Read ContinueTorture, ill-treatment and extrajudicial executions remain a very serious concern in Nigeria. In an effort to get international attention to the issues, Dr Uju Agomoh, executive director of PRAWA and
Read ContinueThe number of prisons in the United States is on the decrease with 1.7 percent from last year. This has consistently been the case for three consecutive years. This is
Read ContinueOvercrowding is a basic issue reported in many prisons across Africa, Asia and Europe and America. For many years, ways of low-cost alternative to prisons have been sought. This is
Read ContinueThe prisons in Germany are run solely by the federal states, although governed by a federal law. The aim of prison confinement in Germany is two fold: emphasis is placed
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